Tim said:Sheeeesh - making us all look bad
advCo said:Nice work on the fender. Did you smooth the bead on a bead roller or e-wheel after hammering it?
Kunphushun said:Oh what a beautiful bike. Your metal working skills are impressive to say the least.
On the mono conversion? What did you decide to do, if anything, to address the increased stresses on the SA pivot point? Im considering converting mine(cb750) when I start to build it, and I'm interested in hearing if i should be worried about this or not. Tons of people have mono'd that bike, but that doesn't make it right ya know! lol
Again beautiful bike! Jealously is real!
Kunphushun said:Oh what a beautiful bike. Your metal working skills are impressive to say the least.
On the mono conversion? What did you decide to do, if anything, to address the increased stresses on the SA pivot point? Im considering converting mine(cb750) when I start to build it, and I'm interested in hearing if i should be worried about this or not. Tons of people have mono'd that bike, but that doesn't make it right ya know! lol
Again beautiful bike! Jealously is real!
The Jimbonaut said:Love the bike man, the nekkid metal looks too good to paint. Don’t write off the clear coat yet! I cleared my brushed steel tank with a 2K clear from Spraymax. Twice, truth be told. First time with satin, which flattened the brushed effect, so stripped it and used gloss the next time. Really brings out the brushed metal finIsh and in no way ruins anything. Just warm everything up before clearcoating to drive out as much moisture in the metal as possible.
Dude this bike looks amazing
Only thing that sticks out (to me) is the seat hump. It’s a bit bulbous to my eye. But that’s just me.
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CrabsAndCylinders said:I'm looking forward to seeing that piece after it has been blasted.
Popeye SXM said:I love this bike. looking forward to seeing it in paint and with a finished seat. Are going a with skinny or a padded seat?
Only certain aluminums, like 5054 need to be annealed to form. Thickness isn't necessarily an issue. But, an easy way to anneal it is to take an acetylene torch and coat it black, the follow up with O/A and heat it until the soot is burned off. Then it's annealed.trek97 said:How are you annealing this. It looks thick enough that it would just crack.